Nozzle holder and sprinkler



June 10, 1930. c. H. ARCHER NOZZPE HOLDER AND SPRINKLER Filed Nov. 5. 1928 Jmmt'; KAXRRQMER Patented June 10, 1930 CAPELLE HATCHER ARCHER, OF TAMPA, FLORIDA NOZZLE HOLDER AND SPRINKLER Application filed November This invention relates to nozzle holders provided with means whereby the stream or jet of water issuing from the nozzle of a hose may be converted into drops which will scatter widely through the air. The particular object of the invention is to provide a small and inexpensive device which may be formed of sheet metal and wire, the sheet metal being attached to the wire in a manner permitting 1o ready adjustment to provide for nozzles of different sizes. A further object of the invention is to provide a holder which will form a steady support for a hose nozzle when it is desired to direct the stream toward a limited area instead of scattering it in the form of a spray. In the drawing Figure 1 is an isometric view of the nozzle holder showing the nozzle in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section 7 with parts in elevation and with the nozzle removed; Fig. 4 is a section on the curved line IV-IV; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the nozzle holder in the position in Which it serves merely to hold the nozzle elevated without using the sprinkler plate.

The nozzle holder has three elements: A sheet metal spray plate 1, a wire supporting member 2, and a wire loop 3; the wire of the supporting member is bent to provide paral lel portions 4, 4, to receive the spray plate,

these port-ions being connected by a transverse portion 5 which may be curved or straight and having their free ends bent at substantially right angles to form legs 6, 5 6. The spray plate has extensions 7, 7', which are bent around the outsides of the portions 4, 4, and also over parallel portions 8, 8, of the loop 3.

The outer free rounded end'9 of the spray plate 1 is bent at an angle of aboutdegrees to the body of the plate and is pressed or stamped to form a plurality of radially extending tapering portions curved in cross 45 section as illustrated in Fig. 4 with the convexities presented to the impact of the stream issuing from the nozzle 12 of the hose 13 when the nozzle is placed with the front end within the loop 3 and the rear collar 14 of the nozzle lies between the parallel portions 4,

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4, in contact with the cross member 5, which prevents rearward movement of the'nozzle.

The central portion of the stream of water issuing from the nozzle will strike the deflecting portion 9 of the plate at about the point from which the convexitie's diverge. Some of the water will radiate out along the channels formed by the curved meeting surfaces and other portions will strike upon the convex surfaces and will be somewhat differently deflected. It will be seen by inspection of Fig. 2 that the plate will become more or less concave in the process of embossing the curvatures therein, and it will be apparent from Fig. 1 that the stream of water will strike transverselyof some of the convexities within the concavity of the plate. It has been found by experiment that this particular shape of plate will cause the stream of water to break up into a multitude of drops which will be thrown out as a widely diffused spray or rain. The plate may be bent to suit the nozzle to secure the best diffusion of the jet and change of the direction in which the legs enter the ground to change the tilt of the holder will vary the area covered by the spray.

At times a considerable quantity of water is needed in a relatively small area as near the base of a tree or around a bush and when the nozzle holder is placed as shown in Fig 5, the nozzle will rest upon the transverse portion 5 of the support and be prevented from sidewise movement by engagement of the nozzle by the curved portions 7 of the plate 1, so that the stream of water may be directed at an upward inclination toward the desired point.

The spray plate may be adjusted along the portions 4, 4, of the wires by striking the end of the plate with a suitable tool or by pressing or pulling the plate when there is not too great friction. This will change the distance between the cross bar 5 and the corrugations or curved radial surfaces to suit nozzles of different sizes orto suit different water pressures.

I claim 1. A nozzle holder comprising a supporting wire bent to form a transverse portion connecting two parallel portions, each of which is bent to form a leg to be thrust into the ground, a loop of wire having each of its free ends extending substantially parallel 5 with one of the parallel portions of the supporting wire and closely adjacent thereto, and a metal plate having a portion at eachside folded around one of the parallel portions of the supporting wire and one of the parallel portions of the wire loop.

2. A structure as in claim 1, in which the metal plate is slidable longitudinally of the parallel portions of the supporting wire;

3. A structure as in claim 1, in which the loop is of a size to receive a hose nozzle'and in which the distance between the loop and the transverseportion is-shorter than the length of the nozzle, whereby a nozzle placed with its front end within the loop and with its rear end in-front of the transverse member and in contact therewith will be held from disengagement from the holder.

4. A structure as in claim 1, in which the end portion of the metal plate remote from the supporting wire is bent at an angle such that it will lie in front of ahose nozzle placed with its front end within the loop and directedsubstantially parallel'with the parallel portions of the supporting wire.

5; A structure as in claim 1, in which the loop extends at substantially right angles to the parallel portions of the supporting wire.

In testimony of which I hereunto afiix my signature.

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